Re Contract

18 July 2005

                   ROLLS-ROYCE WINS $40M TRENT 60 ORDER FOR                    
                        SHARJAH POWER STATION EXPANSION                        

Rolls-Royce said today that the Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority (SEWA)
has chosen Trent 60 generation sets to power the latest phase of the Wasit
power plant expansion. The order is valued at over US$40 million.

The contract, won in association with GECO Mechanical & Electrical Limited, is
for two Trent 60 dual-fuel generating sets with a combined output of almost
80MW operating at 40 degrees C.

Tom Curley, President of Rolls-Royce energy business, said: "SEWA will benefit
greatly from the Trent's high fuel efficiency and overall economics. It will be
able to manage the fluctuations in power demand in a cost effective manner.
Rolls-Royce is delighted to be part of this exciting electrical power expansion
programme."

The units, which are intended to operate for 5000 hours a year are scheduled to
be operational by the end of January 2007. Assembly will be undertaken at the
Rolls-Royce production plant at Mount Vernon, Ohio from where they will be
shipped to Sharjah in the third quarter of 2006.

GECO will be responsible for local transportation, installation/erection, and
the supervision of the commissioning in conjunction with Rolls-Royce.

The Trent 60, developed from the Rolls-Royce Trent aero engine, is the most
advanced aeroderivative gas turbine available today. With an efficiency of 42
per cent, the engine has established a new benchmark for fuel economy and cost
savings.

SEWA's selection of the Trent 60 follows the 2004 order from Dolphin Energy
Limited for six Trent 60 Dry Low Emission (DLE) gas turbines to power
compressors along the Dolphin pipeline from Qatar to the UAE. The first two of
these 70,000 horsepower gas compression packages will be shipped to Dolphin's
gas plant in Ras Laffan, Qatar.

NOTE TO EDITORS

 1. Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority (SEWA), as a major provider of
    energy, is committed to provide high quality supplies of electricity, water
    and gas. It continues to develop its facilities to achieve uninterrupted
    and reliable services to meet growing demand.
   
 2. Two major energy companies in the United Arab Emirates, SEWA and Dolphin
    Energy Limited, have now ordered the Trent 60 for inclusion in their future
    projects.
   
 3. Rolls-Royce already has a fleet of over 400 industrial gas turbines
    operating in the Middle East region. The first units entered service in
    1964 in the Yemen, 1966 in Qatar and 1967 in Oman.
   
 4. Total operating hours of Rolls-Royce industrial gas turbines worldwide is
    over 142 million.
   
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